Patients with chronic kidney disease are particularly vulnerable to contracting and dying from COVID-19, a Western-led study found.
Research
Bats may hold the key to vaccines for future pandemics
Western researchers are joining forces with Royal Ontario Museum bat biologists to create a ‘vaccine bank’ that could be used in the next pandemic.
World Cancer Day: Using cancer cells to treat cancer
By using re-engineered cancer cells to deliver treatment to tumour sites, a team at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry is rethinking cell therapy
Expert Explainer: Coronavirus ‘variants of concern’
The coronavirus will keep mutating unless we can mitigate its spread.
Inconsistent instructions may cause too-shallow nasal swabs: study
There’s a wide variance of provincial recommendations on how deeply the swab should be inserted.
New process can extend lifetime of metals
Western materials engineer Hamid Abdolvand and his team discovered important factors into the deformation of metals used in automobiles and nuclear reactors, and developed new models to predict the lifetimes of these materials.
Alternate type of surgery may prevent knee replacement
An under-used knee operation could supplant more major surgery for people in early stages of osteoarthritis.
Medical software licence underlines WORLDiscoveries success
Ting-Yim Lee’s imaging software is an example of cutting-edge technology applied to improving health care.
Expert insights: Structural stigma against mental illness ‘baked into’ system
Mental health stigma exists at individual and structural levels – and that affects health care.
Amazing spider mite silk key to new nanomaterial ‘stronger than steel’
The gorse spider mite has provided a Western research team with the genomic framework for new bio-nanomaterials based on its silk.
‘Brain training’ may help treat post-traumatic stress, clinical trial finds
Neurofeedback can reduce symptoms and lead to remission in PTSD patients.
Yolanda Hedberg new Wolfe-Western Fellow
The award acknowledges the work and promise of a young researcher and newly recruited faculty member.
More evidence needed to inform policy on sending kids back to school
The uncertainty about when it’s best to resume schoolkids’ in-person learning could be clarified by conducting randomized trials.
Plot twist: spoilers can boost films’ success
Reviews and trailers that reveal a movie’s plot can draw a bigger audience and more box-office dollars, a Western study shows.
Law project examines pandemic’s impact on family justice
New study will look at the reduction in access and how it is affecting those involved with Ontario’s family justice system.
Incentive payments to physicians may reduce non-urgent ER visits
Study shows some patients visit emergency rooms less often when their doctors receive after-hours work incentives.
Rapid COVID-19 antibody test can check immune response
A team of Western researchers has developed a simple test – faster and more accurate than any approved thus far in Canada – to determine who has developed COVID-19 antibodies.
Combined forces help combat the pain and disability of arthritis
Professor Joy MacDermid and fellow Bone and Joint Institute collaborators recognized by Arthritis Society
How do social media and loss of sleep affect young people’s mental health?
Research shows teen girls with sleep problems are especially prone to anxiety and depression.
Northern Tornadoes Project verifies 77 tornadoes in Canada for 2020
The team conducted 409 investigations, thanks in part to reports from everyday Canadians.